Another common theme of the show is being there for the people we care about and love. In this episode, Meredith is attacked by a patient in a postictal state following a seizure. Her people are all there for her; they've got her. The extent of the injuries is extreme, and Meredith is left without her most basic functions, needing to rely on those around her. Meredith can't talk because her mouth is wired shut, she can't hear because her eardrums were ruptured, and she is physically unable to move for weeks while her body heals. But even after all of that, she is no longer dark and twisty; she is the sun, and her people are there for her.
Amelia Shepherd relapses, thinking it was her fault Meredith was attacked. She blames herself for not coming for a consult when Meredith asked her to and thinks she could have stopped the attack from happening. Although Meredith admits to being not ready to forgive her, she is there for Amelia even if it's just the simplest gesture of keeping her sobriety chip. The struggle Amelia faces in this episode helps us understand what she is going through with baby Leo's mom this past season and going into season 15.
While Meredith was recovering, she saw things she normally wouldn't notice, like how Jo cares about Alex. Meredith has changed over the years and now looks at love as a gift, something which has continued long after her husband's death. And Alex is her person, who she has vowed to be there for. She tells Alex, "Jo loves you. Post-it on the wall loves you," opening Alex's eyes to just how much Jo means to him. Since Alex and Jo are going to guide us into the Season of Love, I'd like to think we have bedridden Meredith to thank for that.
